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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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